Impressive Bird Nest In Hanging Plant
Watering around the nest can be done but it disturbs the hen shell fly off and the eggs might suffer if its cold.
Bird nest in hanging plant. Ive had birds that have built nests in some of my outside hanging plants. Soak a cotton ball in ammonia and put it in the planter. At first I was not sure what to do so I called over my mom and.
Most birds remove droppings for cleanliness in the nest and to avoid advertising the nest location. Those baby birds will be fledging in no time at all. A hanging basket that is full of ferns is a natural place for a bird to nest and it provides enough cover for them to feel secure and safe.
Our backyard birds need all the help we can provide. I almost watered the nest but not before I discovered two tiny white eggs laying there. Step 4 Place 3 or 4 mothballs on top of the soil in the plant and the birds will stay away.
Even then if it shrivels and drops all its leaves the concealment the bird is making use of will no longer be there anyway. Create other nesting sites by hanging up birdhouses or nesting boxes elsewhere in the garden. I would buy more of your hanging baskets if you could guarantee that birds would nest in them.
Lay chicken wire or a similar material over the soil in the hanging basket. We placed the plant on the nail below our deck about 6 feet off the ground. Robin nest in hanging plant under deck Our first set of robins nested early spring in an old hanging plant under our deck on the ground.
Anyhow I just left them alone. If you have to water the plant try to water around the nest and do so only sporadically. Birds are nesting in my hanging plants and that kills the plants.